How to Run: Virtual Cubes C-Code Practice Build

• Download the "Virtual Cubes RTS.zip" zip folder to your computer. (Do not mistake it for this master branch zip!)
• Extract its contents wherever you like.
• Open folder
• Run "Virtual Cubes" application
• Windows will warn you that it is an Executable with no publisher. If you trust this download prompt it to run anyway.

Path: \Virtual Cubes RTS\Virtual Cubes.application

The program should start immediately and needs no assembly.

Description

Build for a small RTS project. Used to practice C++/C# code skills.

Basic Controls

W Key - Pans screen up

A Key - Pans screen left

S Key - Pans screen down

D Key - Pans screen right

Mouse Wheel Up - Zooms the screen in

Mouse Wheel Down - Zooms the screen out

SPACE Key - Resets screen to the middle of the level.

R Key - Restarts Game

ESC Key - Exits Program

Pushing the edge of the screen with the mouse cursor - Moves screen in the pushed direction

Player Unit Controls

Units are small colored cylinders positioned on the map. The Purple cylinders belong to you, the Yellow cylinders are enemies! Selecting a unit turns it pink!

Left-Click (On Your Units) - Selects the unit so you can control it.

Left-Shift + Left-Click (On Your Units) - Adds the clicked unit to selection group.

Left-Click (Anywhere on Map) - Deselects all units.

Right-Click (Anywhere on Map) - Sends selected units to clicked location.

Left-Shift + Right-Click (Anywhere on Map) - Waypoints selected units to clicked location after current waypoints are finished.

Right-Click (On enemy unit) - Sends selected units to attack enemy unit.

Left-Shift + Right-Click (On enemy unit) - Queues selected units to attack enemy unit after they have finished killing other queued enemies.

- Significant progress has been made but is not documented. Project is not in a user-friendly state.

Author(s): Doctor Laplace (Jacob Halaweh)